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To the editor : For years, the Los Angeles Times has repeatedly covered the national as well as California-wide shortage of nurses and the thousands of qualified applicants who would be hard-working, dedicated members of the profession if only they could be admitted to a nursing school ( “California has a severe nursing shortage. Inside the battle to get more students in schools,” Oct. 6). Yet despite a current shortage of 40,790 nurses, which is predicted to grow to 61,490 in 10 years, our leaders in Sacramento have failed to address this crisis.

Since 2021 , 29 California hospitals have closed their maternity wards, with 17 of those being in L.A, even though the state ( $

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